Archive for the ‘Energy’ Category

If you feed a dinosaur, you get a bigger dinosaur. Just don’t come complaining to me when it eats you.

Lurking somewhere in your kitchen is an enemy so foul and disgusting, it avoids the light and sucks the lifeblood of your home. I call him “Dusty.”

Raise your hand if you know what a home energy audit can do for your comfort, your health, and your wallet.

Find out how much Uncle Sam is willing to pay you for upgrading your home’s insulation, furnace, or windows through the pending Homestar Program. Cha-ching!

When you’re trying to beat the heat, you’ve got to deal with more than just the temperature.

Tune in on June 9th, 2010 to hear me present on how UNC is slashing up to 50% of a building’s yearly energy consumption.

You’ve spilled some food, and don’t know whether it’s better to clean the mess with paper towels or a kitchen sponge. The embodied energy of simple decisions may surprise you.

Ever wonder how many sitcoms you can watch for a dime? Well, wonder no more.

On a laptop, time is money is battery power.

Do you remember a couple of months ago when customers had their electric meters upgraded to “smart grid” versions, only to see their electric bills double or triple?  And then, when customers complained, do you remember how the electric companies told them that it wasn’t due to meter malfunctions, it just happened to be cold [...]